Chess Deluxe vs Real Chess Master 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Deluxe
Engage in classic chess matches against AI opponents across four difficulty levels, a local friend, or players worldwide. Beginners benefit from highlighted legal moves for each piece.
- Play against computer AI
- Local multiplayer mode
- Online multiplayer mode
- Four AI difficulty levels
- Highlight possible moves
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Play chess against the computer, a friend on the same device, or someone over the internet. When playing against the computer, you can choose between four different difficulties. This game uses the international rules. To help beginners, when a piece is selected the possible moves are highlighted.
Real Chess Master 3D
Experience the classic game of chess in a visually stunning 3D environment. Play against a challenging AI with numerous difficulty levels or test your skills against real players worldwide. Offers helpful hints for beginners and customizable board themes.
- Advanced 3D graphics
- Play against AI
- Play against real opponents
- 2400 AI difficulty levels
- Beginner hints
- Customizable chess set themes
- 3D and 2D board variants
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This app brings classic chess game into new dimension. With advanced 3D graphics you can feel all beauty of interacting with virtual chess set. Choose to play with AI or with real opponents. Game Features: - Advanced 3D graphics; - Matchmaking feature; - AI with 2400 levels of difficulty; - Hints for beginners - highlighting of possible moves; - Different themes of chess set; - 3D and 2D board variants;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chess Deluxe at 4.0 against Real Chess Master 3D's 3.6. Chess Deluxe also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 23%). Real Chess Master 3D's advantage is ratings volume (398 vs 6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chess Deluxe holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Chess Master 3D has 398 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Chess Deluxe's written reviews are positive against 23% of Real Chess Master 3D's.
Chess Deluxe ships an update every 7 months, Real Chess Master 3D every 11 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Chess Deluxe | Real Chess Master 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better | 3.6 (398 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.3% of reviews — better | 23.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 398 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | MOBILEFUSION APPS LTD | 海龙 王 |
Customer experience
Chess Deluxe
Real Chess Master 3D
Bugs and requests
Chess Deluxe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Real Chess Master 3D
Reported bugs
8 issues- Piece movement speed settings not functioning
- Rook moves incorrectly from edge squares
- Illegal moves permitted in gameplay
- App crashes on iPhone XR and newer models
- Ads blocking chess board content
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- Online feature disappeared after updates
- Checkmate logic errors
- Game not responding to rotation settings
Requested features
8 requests- Online multiplayer for iOS users
- Faster piece movement speed
- Ability to play with friends online
- Cross-platform play between iOS and Android
- Adjustable board viewing angle in 3D mode
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- Portrait and landscape rotation support
- Paid ad-free version
- Better difficulty balancing for AI levels
In-app purchases
Chess Deluxe
No in-app purchases
Real Chess Master 3D
No in-app purchases
Questions
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